Excavation planned along the river after 1200 prehistoric tools found in Scotland
Excavation planned along the river after 1200 prehistoric tools found in Scotland A river in Aberdeenshire has yielded more than 1,200 Mesolithic tools. The flints, which were discovered by researchers and volunteers just three days ago, were used by people who had lived along the Dee 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. Finds include a broken …
Inscribed Temple Blocks Unearthed in Heliopolis
Inscribed Temple Blocks Unearthed in Heliopolis The Egyptian-German mission has uncovered a collection of decorated blocks and fragments from the King Nactanebo I temple at the Matariya archaeological site in Heliopolis. The discovery was made several weeks ago during excavation work at the central area of the temple. The blocks and fragments are made of basalt …
Has a Race of Giants Ever Lived in America?
Has a Race of Giants Ever Lived in America? Over the millennia, people in many places across the globe have reported the existence of giants. Some of these alleged giants were supposedly six or seven feet tall, while others were considerably taller – 10 feet or more. However, many of these accounts are considered mythical …
2,000-Year-Old Roman Face Cream With Visible, Ancient Fingermarks
2,000-Year-Old Roman Face Cream With Visible, Ancient Fingermarks The world’s oldest cosmetic face cream, complete with the finger marks of its last user 2,000 years ago, has been found by archaeologists excavating a Roman temple on the banks of London’s River Thames. Measuring 6 cm by 5 cm, the тιԍнтly sealed, cylindrical tin can was …
UK: Nurse discovers ‘medieval’ gold Bible worth $1.3mn near the property of King Richard III
UK: Nurse discovers ‘medieval’ gold Bible worth $1.3mn near the property of King Richard III A metal detectorist discovered a little gold bible that had formerly belonged to a mediaeval aristocracy or royal. Buffy Bailey, an NHS nurse from Lancaster, came upon the book while searching for farmland near York with her husband Ian. The …
Workers digging gas pipes in Peru find the 2,000-year-old gravesite
Workers digging gas pipes in Peru find the 2,000-year-old gravesite The AFP reports that workers laying a new gas pipe in the La Victoria district of the city of Lima discovered a 2,000-year-old grave containing some 40 ceramic vessels. Workers laying gas pipes on a street in the Peruvian capital Lima stumbled on the remains …
Archaeologists stunned by 5,000-year-old ‘Scottish Pompeii’ settlement
Archaeologists stunned by 5,000-year-old ‘Scottish Pompeii’ settlement Duncansby Head lighthouse marks the most northeasterly point of the British mainland. It’s almost 880 miles from Land’s End in the southwest of England. Just beyond here are the Orkney islands, over 70 of them, many of which hold ancient secrets. While 20 of the islands are inhabited, most of the population …
Humans Didn’t Descend From A Pair Of Adults 200,000 Years Ago
Humans Didn’t Descend From A Pair Of Adults 200,000 Years Ago Those headlines give the impression that science has produced evidence to support the story of Adam and Eve. But the study they rest on does not demonstrate anything of the kind, and other lines of evidence strongly suggest that past human populations were always …
In a rare find, archaeologists discover a 2000-year-old ‘slave room’ in the Italian city
In rare find, archaeologists discover 2000-year-old ‘slave room’ in Italian city The room containing three beds and one window was excavated in a villa buried by the 79 A.D. volcanic eruption. Officials say it offers “a very rare insight into the daily life of slaves” in the ancient city. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of …
Norfolk treasure newly declared as England’s biggest Anglo-Saxon coin hoard
Norfolk treasure newly declared as England’s biggest Anglo-Saxon coin hoard 131 gold coins unearthed sporadically over the past 30 years from a single field in west Norfolk have been declared the largest trove of such items from the Anglo-Saxon period discovered in England. The coins, as well as four other gold objects dating around 1,400 …